Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-08
Isoun and County Neus.'

Chas. Zehnpfennig came down from
Madison Tuesday.
A newsy letter from Dickeyville, left
over till next week.
Mr.. S. L. Basye of Arthur was
caller last Thursday.
The next Club Dance will be on the
evening of December Is.
G. d. Streeter has gone to Omaha
to look for business chances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ritner Stephens. of
Beetown visited Lancaster friends last
week.
Mr.. John p. Lewis has gone to Madi-
son to serve as juror in United States
Court.
Frank Calls spent Sunday at home.
He is out on his first trip as a grocery
drummer.
Mr. Wagner came up from Galena
last Thursday to visit his daughter Mrs
Ed Lowry.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barber goes to Chic
ago today for short visit with her son
Mr.. j. A. Barber.
George Hough, the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hough has sevre
ease of malariel fever.
Mr.. Geo. d. UT was about town to-
day shaking hands with old friends.
His health is much improved.
Mr.. Everett Mccoy has bought James
Wenzel's place for $1,000. Mr.. Wenzel
moves to the tenement over Wenzel &
Auchter's.
Jim Harcleroad has been over about
Dodgeyille helping to build the new
railroad. He came over here this week
to buy some horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Stephens, Of
Woonsocket, OAK, have been making
a visit of some weeks with Lancaster
friends and relatives.
Mayor John Schreiner has gone up
north to look over the business situation.
His sons have had some idea of the iron
region as place to start in trade.
Mr.. A. G. Hough, of Mt Ida, goes
with his family to Southwestern Iowa
next week where they win spend the
holidays with married children who
live there.
Mr.. Ed Lowry went down to Galena
on Saturday taking little Miss LotLie
with him for visit with her grand par
ents. Mr.. Lowry went to Georgetown
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs, Geo. Walker, of Califor-
MIA, visited Lancaster, Mr.. Walker re-
manning but day or two and Mrs. Wal
ker spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. BENEFITS.
Those who wish to learn practical
system of bookkeeping at small cost will
do well to attend the meeting Thursday
evening at the late Reading room. See
notice elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rountree of
Platteville started last week for Cali
fornia and Mexico where they will
spend the winter. On their return they
will locate permanently in Chicago.
Rev and Mrs. Grinnell have moved
from the extreme north end of town to
the extreme west They will be found
now at Mr.. Rufus Hannum's where
they expect to remain during the win
ter.
Mr.. James Miner, of Little Grant,
was caller to-day. He goes next week
to Chetopa, Kansas, where his sons are
engaged in business and where he will
make his home. Little Grant thus loses
one Of her best citizens.
A branch of the Y. Nj. C. A. has been
established in Lancaster that has meet
ings every Thursday evening Mr.. L.
J. Arthur's Office in the Mcdonald
block is used at present as the place of
meeting.
The statement in the proceedings Of
the County Board that Mr.. Curry, ex-
treasurer of Lima, received 6sinterest on
the money deposited in Hodges Bank
was erroneous. He received the 6s
djvidend, that has been declared by the
assignee, Mr.. Evans
A change in the timetable of 1.-THE
Burlington has been received. Trains
going south arrive at Cassville at II A.
NJ; Potosi 1929 A. NJ. Trains going
north arrive at Potosi at 4:10; Cassville
1889 A. NJ, 1850 P. NJ. The revised
table will be found in next weeks
HERALD.
Mrs. w. c. Cook, of Arthur, a daugh-
ter of the late j. j. Kirkpatrick was re-
Gently adjudged insane and was taken
to the Mandota Asylum, Nov. o., where
she died the following Sunday. She
was buried at Arthur last Wednes-
day, Nov. 80. She was about 40 years
of age, and left no children.
Mrs Book received the other day
from Chicago, a kiln for firing china
and will in future bear the response
billty of burning her own china, avoid
ing the extra risk involved in sending
it to the city She has already fired
several pieces successfully. This is a
pleasant way to kiln time, with most
useful results.
The sick list is falling off. Fred Burr
has so far recovered as to be sew little
andjntrest himself in possible dramatic
achievements. so that he may be fairly
counted off. Mr.. Sykes is able to SIT
up aud begins to manifest some inter-
est in mundane affairs, and Win Clark
who was seriously ia few days ago is
now on the mend This is pleasant
announcement which we are glad to be
able TO make.
VIM. Hambitzer, son of Dir. Ham
bitzer, of British Hollow, has been
visiting VIM. Webb and their friends in
Lancaster His home is in Denver